Accident Report Detail
Accident: 116731.015 - Employee Is Overcome In Solvent Railroad Car And Is Killed
Accident: 116731.015 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 05/31/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1405010.015 | 05/31/2019 | Dana Railcare, A Division Of Dana Container, Inc. | |||||
At 3:15 p.m. on May 31, 2019, an employee was scraping oil sludge towards the bottom drain of a rail tank car when coworkers noted the absence of normal working sounds. The coworkers performed an entry rescue and found the employee unresponsive due to anoxia and chemical inhalation. The employee was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
railroad tank car, unconsciousness, chemical vapor, asphyxiated
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1405010.015 | 29 | M | Fatality | Asphyxia | Laborers, except construction | |
2 | 1405010.015 | 29 | M | Fatality | Asphyxia | Laborers, except construction |